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bpen-taiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] be free; [to] be liberated
to be free, liberated, or independent, especially from slavery, oppression, debt, or control
Examples
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerผ่อนpɔ̀ɔnผ่อนpɔ̀ɔn1[to] pay in installments2[to] ease; relax; lessen; slacken3[to] defer; extend time; postponeบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเป็นไทbpen-taiเป็นไทbpen-tai[to] be free; [to] be liberatedเสียทีsǐia-tiiเสียทีsǐia-tii1finally; at last2[to] be outsmarted; get the worst of it
I finally paid off my mortgage and am completely debt-free.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเรียนจบriian-jòpและlɛ́หางานhǎa-ngaanทำได้tam-dâaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂รู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaเป็นไทbpen-taiจากjàakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛ
Once he graduated and found a job, he felt liberated from his parents.
การประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatเลิกทาสlə̂ək-tâatในnaiสมัยsà-mǎiรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanที่tîi5ทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakได้dâaiเป็นไทbpen-taiแก่gɛ̀ɛตัวdtuua
The abolition of slavery during the reign of King Rama V allowed a large number of people to become free citizens.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakทนtonทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaห้าhâaปีbpiiเต็มdtemเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ชดใช้หนี้chót-chái-nîiสินsǐnจนหมดjon-mòtและlɛ́กลับมาglàp-maaเป็นไทbpen-taiอีกครั้งìik-kráng
After enduring hard work for five full years, he paid off all his debts and became a free man once again.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpen
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)to be (identity/category/state)Part 1
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เป็นไทbpen-taiเป็นไทbpen-tai[to] be free; [to] be liberated[to] be free; [to] be liberatedWord